Closing Weekend for DC Jazz Festival

June 14, 2018

One of the highlights of this year’s festival: drummer Terri Lyne Carrington will celebrate the life of pianist Geri Allen on Thursday, June 14, at Sixth & I.

Weekend Round Up June 14, 2018


Is your dad into dragon boats, daguerreotypes or Die Mannschaft? If so, have we got a Father’s Day Weekend idea (and others) for you …

Weekend Round Up June 7, 2018

June 7, 2018

The DC Jazz Festival starts Friday, which happens to be the birthday of Frank Lloyd Wright. Saturday is all-pride, all-the-time; the parade steps off at 22nd and P Streets at 4:30 p.m.

‘An Iliad’ at Atlas

June 4, 2018

Directed by Conor Bagley, who co-produced with Susannah Clark and Annie Ottati, “An Iliad” runs through June 9 in Lab I of the Atlas Performing Arts Center, the renovated art-deco movie house on H Street NE.

Weekend Round Up May 31, 2018

May 31, 2018

June’s about to bust out with festivals, including the Dupont Kalorama Museum Walk, Jazz ’n Families Fun Days at the Phillips Collection and DanceAfrica’s closing performances at Dance Place.

Stars Perform at the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C. (photos)


Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna returned to co-host the 29th Annual PBS’s National Memorial Day Concert in Washington D.C., on May 27, the 150th Anniversary of Memorial Day. The annual […]

Weekend Round Up May 24, 2018

May 24, 2018

Memorial Day weekend observances include the annual concert on the Capitol’s West Lawn on Sunday and the Arlington National Cemetery wreath-laying, followed by the Memorial Day parade down Constitution Avenue, on Monday.

Weekend Round Up May 17, 2018

May 17, 2018

Among the outdoor activities this weekend are: Bike to Work Day, with a pit stop event at Georgetown Waterfront Park, on Friday; and a C&O Canal Pride Day at Fifteenmile Creek on Saturday.

Weekend Round Up May 10, 2018

May 10, 2018

This Saturday, May 12, the day before Mother’s Day, the 90th Georgetown Garden Tour will feature eight exquisite gardens with varying styles, scale and intriguing histories.

Embassies Open Doors for Passport DC

May 7, 2018

This year, 50 embassies participated in the May 5 “Around the World Embassy Tour” with open houses, exhibits, food and entertainment.